ROUND 1: Who’s who in medieval England?

1. I am a middle-class citizen, I have a trade and I live in town.

   ANSWER: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

2. I am a farmer and live off the land. I have no money.

   ANSWER: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

3. I like a good fight, and I am loyal to my Lord. I live in a manor house.

   ANSWER: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

4. I own land, collect taxes and run the local law courts.

   ANSWER: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ROUND 2: Anagram Act

In the envelope, you will find ten lines from a mystery document. You have as long as your teacher decides to rearrange the lines into the correct order and answer as many of the questions as possible.

5. Who wrote this document?

ANSWER: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

6. When was it written?

ANSWER: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

7. Why was it written?

8. Make two observations about Magna Carta based on this document.

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ii.

BONUS: Can you work out why this round is called ‘Anagram Act’? ROUND 2: Magna Carta or Havna Laugha

The 1216 Magna Carta was made up of 63 clauses. Here are 16 clauses.

*Which of these are from Magna Carta and which have been made-up (or come from a different historical document)?*

| CLAUSE | MAGNA CARTA | HAVNA LAUGHA | |------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------| | The English Church shall be free to choose its own bishops and archbishop | | | | The heir of a baron has to pay £100 to the king inherit their father’s land | | | | Widows do not have to marry a new husband if they do not wish to | | | | Tax can only be collected with the agreement of the barons and bishops | | | | Barons can ask their peasants to pay for their eldest daughter’s wedding | | | | Nobody except the king can wear the colour purple | | | | Royal officials can take a horse or cart without a person’s agreement | | | | Fishing nets must be removed from all rivers | | | | A bottle of wine and a jug of beer can be any size. | | | | No one can be imprisoned or have their property taken without a fair trial. And everyone will have free and fast access to a court of law. | | | | People may leave and enter the country freely except on Thursdays | | | | Nobody can play football on a Sunday | | | | Women cannot accuse a someone of killing another person, unless it is her husband who has been killed | | | | People in Wales will be given back anything that people from England have taken from them unfairly | | | | Scotland will be an independent country | | | | It is lawful to rebel if the king does not respond to a complaint within 40 days | | |